- JMC enforcement staff after shaking hands with owner allows restart of three unauthorized big size commercial shops at residential plot 29-C, Shastri Nagar, Ward-22 on 19-2-2025 which remained stopped for sometime after aggrieved locals opposed commercial construction and print media highlighted violated construction along with pictures making land use change without getting site plan approved from JMC which can’t be done plot being bifurcated
- Residents of Channi Himmat strongly resent Commissioner JMC seeking NOC from J&K Housing Board to establish Rehri Zone at existing Parking site of Channi Himmat main Shamshan Ghat constructed at estimated cost of Rs 78 lacs over Thangar Nallah drain urging both JMC and Housing Board to drop idea in larger interests of Channi Himmat residents and those attend cremations
- JMC finally serves sealing order under JMC Act 2000 to owner of private land falling under Khasra No. 477 Min in Sector-3, Ward-51,old village Channi Himmat when four floors violated structure making 66.37% violations on each floor already completed and husband of owner Dr Rajeev started running Day Care Medical Centre by covering 750 Sqft against owned 644 Sqft without maintaining setbacks and public parking within premises against JMP-2032 and Unified Building Bye-laws 2021
- Forest fire rages on at shrine board from last one month, no accountability
- JMC’s sealing & de-sealing orders to owner of residential plot 274/3,Ward-50, Channi Himmat proved counter-productive for owner as full-fledged commercial hall after removing partition walls of existing ground floor still intact despite undertaking submitted by owner to construct brick walls partition but constructing plywood partitions to hoodwink JMC authorities
- JMC serves owner eyewash de-sealing order without mentioning actual violations to owner of residential plot 328/4 , Ward-50 Channi Himmat for raising violated full-fledged commercial ground floor plus three floors against permitted ground plus two floors without maintaining setbacks, height against JMP-2032 and Unified Building Bye-laws 2021 when construction going on from last ten months and now reaches finishing level
- JMC approves commercial site plan allowing owner to cover 100% plot area in construction of commercial basement for storage & utility and commercial ground floor without mentioning their height not mandating to maintain setbacks at JDA’s commercial site No.5 Phase-II commercial complex Fruit Market, Narwal Fruit Mandi Jammu, Ward-49 adjoining with Head Branch of J&K Grameen Bank against JMP-2032/Unified Building Bye-laws 2021
- JMC unmoved towards unauthorized running of children play centre in both first and 2nd floors and a restaurant cum canteen in the third floor of residential plot 649/3 on main road of Channi Himmat Housing Board Colony even when J&K Housing Board endorsed three letters to Commissioner JMC to act against owner for running commercial activities from residential plot by making sheer breach of lease deed and also against JMP-2032 and Unified Building Bye-laws 2021
Author: Golden Yug
The owner deviating from approved residential site plan raised three commercial halls without maintaining setbacks and didn’t construct proper kitchen, living room, drawing room and porch. Owner initially to hoodwink general public kept window for kitchen on ground floor and main entry from porch area on ground floor and raised stairs quite back of porch to reach first and 2nd floors and didn’t construct duplex house and keeping entry to kitchen from porch area besides constructing extra room on 2nd floor excluding mumty. This violated construction was duly highlighted by print media by publishing first story on 13-11-2024 and 2nd…
Commissioner JMC served owner notice vide No. JMC/Enf/12-16 dated 9-12-2023 for converting his residential house into commercial one by letting J&K Bank to run its branch from residential house and served owner 48 hours ultimatum to owner asking as to why land use change made by owner in conservation of the provisions of JMC Act 2000 and UBBL-2021 may not be demolished/pulled down/sealed failing which action as warranted under JMC Act 2000 read with UBBL norms 2021 shall be taken which proved mere eyewash and no follow-up action taken by JMC as a result of which J&K Bank branch Channi…
As per notice under provision of section 253(1) JMC Act 2000 served to owner of residential plot 250-C, Channi Himmat, the owner was given 48 hours ultimatum to reply to this notice and also was directed to stop construction failing which action warranted under section 253(1) JMC Act 2000 will be taken against him but as of now ,the unauthorized construction is still going on at the site Owner didn’t raise residential construction on ground floor like bedroom, lobby, kitchen, toilet and also cut out for ventilation and also staircase towards front side was also not constructed but to hoodwink…
In response to demolition order under section 253(1) of JMC Act 2000 dated 02.08.2024, owner wrongly submitted a reply that J&K Special Tribunal directed the owner of the building to deposit the compounding fee in JMC on 10.10.2013 of Rs. 1,27,800/- within a period of two months which was deposited by the owner with a Cheque No. 122994.Whereas, the file was sent to Account section to verify whether the owner has deposited the compounding fees or not, whereas, the Account section verified and reported that as per record no cheque/payment has been received till date. Owner also raised the construction…
JMC did not take requisite action against construction of three unauthorized shops despite Dy General Manager through a letter informed Joint Commissioner JMC that three year validity of approved site plan granted by JMC dated 26-11-2018 had already lapsed as the owner started construction of unauthorized three shops after nearly six years of getting site plan dated 26-11-2018 demanding action against owner as per Uniform Policy of J&K Housing Board. Now at present violated commercial construction is going on and the main walls towards front side have been raised to a considerable height which is evident from the pictures published…
Owner was also asked to submit written undertaking on affidavit dated 27-11-2024 that he would demolish the violated portion of existing basement, ground floor before start of fresh construction and also put partition walls on existing ground floor and the violated portion including violations towards left side and backside to be demolished by owner was categorically marked in green colour but surprisingly the drawing in proposed site plan was missing as there was no mention of drawing room, stairs and lift when infact there were two shops towards backside. Anyway the owner didn’t demolish existing violations on basement and ground…
As per Section 5.2.1.2 under Table 5.4 under Unified Building Bye-laws 2021, in case of commercial construction up to 100 sqm ,the ground coverage is allowed only 70%, FAR 210 and construction so allowed is ground plus one floor and neither basement nor stilt floor parking is allowed up to 100 sqm. It is surprising to note that area in case of three differently approved site plans is well below 100 sqm then how the owners were allowed new stilt floor commercial for parking measuring 12.1 sqm, 12.8 sqm and 12.1 sqm respectively towards front side which means site plans…
Owner didn’t raise residential construction on ground floor like bedroom, lobby, kitchen, toilet and also cut out for ventilation and also staircase towards front side was also not constructed but to hoodwink general public and JMC Authorities kept 2 ft size two windows and small size door 2 ft in size in middle of these two windows to show construction being residential as walls adjoin with it was deliberately constructed as temporary walls with a intention to remove them easily and also didn’t leave area as mandatory in setbacks like the owner left front 9 ft when he was duty…
Moreover as per Secretary , J&K Housing Board during clarification on use of Housing Board plots alotee, it was categorically admitted that the Housing Board has allotted both residential and commercial sites in Channi Himmat Housing Board Colony spread over seven sectors separately and that no one can change land use on his/her own and the use of site will be made as per allotment by Housing Board. But sadly in the recent past several alottees of Housing Board approved zonal planned colonies including Channi Himmat with the help of concerned enforcement staff of both Housing Board and JMC have…
Owner completely deviated from approved site plan by increasing size of basement parking 10000 sqft against permitted 3975 Sqft plus 1613 Sqft service area, constructing ground and first floors as 10000 Sqft at par with basement against permitted ground floor commercial towards front side as 2699 Sqft and towards backside measuring 2889 Sqft residential, First Floor commercial 2699 Sqft and towards backside residential use as 2889 Sqft, 2nd floor residential measuring 5588 Sqft besides raising 4th floor on tin shed covering nearly 2000 Sqft with bathroom Then Commissioner JMC Mandeep Kour vide No. 1484-86/BS/15 dated 8-1-2016 withdrawn the building permission…